Mine-car.



E. E. SLICK.

MINE CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.19I5'.

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MINE CAR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9,19I5.

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EDWIN E. SLICK, OF WESTMONT BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

MINE-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed June a, 1915. Serial No. 32,998.

My invention relates to mine cars, with particular reference to those made of metal, whereby a light, strong, economical and-convenient car is produced.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a car body of simple, but at the same time, light form of construction which shall be stiff enough to carry the lading, and one which is so fashioned that a part of the car floor serves as a center sill to transmit buffing and pulling stresses and at the same time gives strength and stiffness to the car floor and the body thereof to enable it to transmit the Weight of the lading to the axles and wheels without undue deflection.

My invention also relates to other portions of the construction, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

Referring now to the two sheets of drawings annexed hereto and which form part of these specificatiohsz-Figure 1 is a top plan view of my mine car; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional elevation taken .on the line IIII of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional elevation taken on the line III-III of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the draft rigging which is shown to a larger scale for clearness of illustration; Fig. 5 is atop plan view of my mine car, the body portion of which is pressed out of a single sheet of metal plate; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the car shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the car, otherwise illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6; Fig. 8 illustrates another form of construction of the center sill of the car, which is composed of an integral trough channel with outstanding flanges on the lower edges thereof and riveted to the floor plates as shown; Fig. 9 illustrates another form of construction of my center sill composed of angles and plates, and Fig. 10 is still another form of construction of my center sill, the sides of which are composed of angles and plates and the upper portion of an inverted rolled channel inserted betweenand secured to the plates.

Referring now to the characters of reference on the drawings :the car floor is indicated as 1, while the center sill comprises a channel, or inverted trough, extending longitudinally about the center of the car floor, is indicated as 2, the outwardly flaring sides of the car are indicated as 3, and 4 is the flangedor beaded top edge of the car sides, which'forms a neat finish and at the same-time stiffens the structure and prevents 1 the deformation which might otherwise occur, due to impact of lumps of coal, shocks due to knocking shovels or bars thereon, or in fact anything which might distort the edge of the body.

As illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the end plates of the car body are indicated as 5, which are provided with flanged bottom and side edges 6, as shown and further provided with notches 7 in the flanges 6 for the purpose of fitting the same around and on the center sill 2, as illustrated. The beaded top edges of the end plates are indicated as while 9 is the axle casing on which the body is mounted and which contains the car axle which axles and casings are secured to the car body by the straps 10 and the connections as shown. The car wheels are indicated at 11, 12 is. the draft gear supporting plate, 13 is the draw bar or yoke of the draft rigging, 14 is the reduced inner enddraw bar, 15 and 16 are the draw bar stop plates,

- 17 and 18 are the draw bar follower plates,

19- are the bent forward ends of the draw bar, 20 are the bufling faces of the bumper, 21 is the clevis member of the bumper, whereby it is adapted to be coupled to an adjacent car or tractor, 22 are the flanged sides of-the bumper, whereby it .is attached by the rivets 23 to the draw bar, 24 is the bumper stolp plate, which is shown as of U shape.

s shown in Fig. 5, 25 is the car floor formed of one piece of metal with the center sill 26 embossed, or struck up therefrom and extending longitudinally in the center of the floor, 27 are the outwardly flaring sides of the car, 28 are the car ends and 29 are the beaded top edges of the car body, all of these being formed integrally of one piece of metal. 30 are the carrier iron supports and 31 is the carrier iron. i 1

Referring now to the form of center sill as illustrated in Fig. 8:-32 are the floor plates of the car, 33 is the center sill formed of an inverted channel section, either rolled or pressed and having outwardly extended flanges 34 secured to the car plates by bolts or rivets as shown.

Referring now to Fig. 9, showing another form of construction of my center sill :-32 are the floor plates, 36 are external angles secured to the floor plates and to the side plates 35, 38 are internal angles secured to the side plates 35 and to the top plate 39, the whole forming a longitudinal box like structure, open on its lower side and extending longitudinally of the center of the car floor.

Referring now to Fig. 10, which illustrates another form of construction of my center sill, the floor plates are indicated as 32,

' while 36 are the exterior corner angles secured thereto and to the side plates 35."

while between the upper portions of the side plates 35 the rolled channel 37 is riveted or bolted to the side plates as shown, this construction forming a box like projection open on its lower side and extending longitudinally of the center of the car body. The upwardly projecting portion of the plate floor of the car on the longitudinal center line thereof forms an inverted trough and girder of rigid. construction well adapted to stiffen the floor and car body to enable it to better carry the load, while at the same time this inverted trough provides a suitable receptacle for the draft rigging, inclosing and guiding the inner ends of the same, and it also forms the center sill and the draft sill of thecar, to which the follower plates for'the draft rigging are secured. This inverted trough, as shown, may be formed integrally with the plate bottom or may be built up of various plates and shapes as desired. The type of draft rigging, illustrated is equipped with a set of my corrugated plate friction springs, which formed the subject of my Patent Number 1439.732, of May 18th, 1915.

Although I have described and illus' trated my invention in considerable detail, Ido not wish to be limited to the exact and specified details thereof,.as shown and described, but may use such modifications in,.

substitutions for, or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within the scope of my invention, or as pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a car body, a metallic floor plate provided with an integral portion projecting therefrom and extending longitudinally of'the car near the center portion, thereby forming a stiflener and center sill.

2. A metallic car body comprising a plate floor, the integral intermediate portion of which extends longitudinally of the car of trough form, thereby providing a stiffener and center sill.-

3. A metal car body provided with a plate floor the integral intermediate longitudinally extending portion of which projects therefrom in trough form, thereby providing a stifl'ener and center sill.

4. A car body comprising a bottom plate portion, a longitudinal trough integral therewith, the sides of the body projecting upwardly thence flaring outwardly and upwardly, and end plates provided with internal integral flanges secured to the said bottom and sides.

5. A car body comprising a horizontal bottom plate portion, a longitudinal trough portion, integral side portions, extending upwardly and outwardly, end plates provided with internal integral flanges secured to the bottom and sides aforesaid, and a turned over bead. on the upper edges of said side and end plates, thereby forming a finish and stiffener for the same.

6. In a metallic car provided with bottom and side plates, end plates provided with inwardly turned flanges, conforming to and secured to the bottom and side plates aforesaid, and a turned over bead on the upper edge of said end plate, thereby forming a finish and stiffener therefor.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWVIN E. SLICK.

Witnesses: OLIVER B. HICKOX, Finn) A. STAHL. 

